Credit Suisse has
the highest price target of $125 on the stock. BYND stock is, meanwhile,
currently trading 36% above this price. The most bearish rating firm is Goldman
Sachs, with a price target of $76, way below the current trading price.
Even as there is a wide variation in the price targets set by different analysts, all of them converge on their neutral ratings. J.P. Morgan and Bernstein were the only two firms with a Buy rating, but they also downgraded last week and joined the neutral squad.
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The market and customers are pretty happy about Beyond Meat’s products. The investments into R&D have paid off and its products taste pretty much like real meat. However, with a price to sales ratio at close to 90, the market is pretty worried about the company’s valuation.
Short sellers have suffered mark to market losses of as much as $560 million since BYND IPO. Over the last week, this has somewhat cut down the short interest on the stock.
Beyond Meat stock has increased 580% since its IPO in May.